personal-marketability

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• 2021-05-30
  

  I came across a great combination of articles and podcasts this week. First, in [[The Anxiety of Influencers]], an English professor shares what he observed while living at a [[TikTok]] collab house for a few days. He connects his experience to the rising anxiety he has watched among his students on campus in the last 10 years. A key takeaway: a huge factor in the rising anxiety is how concerned everyone has become about their [[personal marketability]].

• 2021-05-30
  

  More and more, we are forced to play the online game, whether we like it or not. Part of the online game is building your [[personal marketability]], which is what so many young people are now stressed about. Instead of a positive, game-like experience, many people see this as an overbearing challenge to figure out complex internet dynamics and carve out a life in a new age.

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